Recoverable or not?

'Morning everyone. Had some problems with my a hardware upgrade of my SP3
machine, and now that the hardware is fixed, it won't boot. Here's the
current status:

1) If I try to boot normally, I get to the login screen. If I try to log in
as any of the users on the machine, it tells me that I must activate Windows
to proceed. When I click OK, it loads my background image and then just sits
there.

2) If I try to boot into safe mode, I get a BSOD and it reboots.

3) If I try to do a "repair install" from my original install media (either
SP2 or SP3), it goes all the way through, then reboots to a black screen
with the Windows logo on it and says "please wait" forever.

At this point, I've about given up on trying to make it work, but is there
anything else I can do before reinstalling on a spare disk and starting
from scratch?

Thanks,
Colin

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On 12/28/2011 12:49 AM, Colin B. wrote:
'Morning everyone. Had some problems with my a hardware upgrade of my SP3
machine, and now that the hardware is fixed, it won't boot. Here's the
current status:

1) If I try to boot normally, I get to the login screen. If I try to log in
as any of the users on the machine, it tells me that I must activate Windows
to proceed. When I click OK, it loads my background image and then just sits
there.

2) If I try to boot into safe mode, I get a BSOD and it reboots.

3) If I try to do a "repair install" from my original install media (either
SP2 or SP3), it goes all the way through, then reboots to a black screen
with the Windows logo on it and says "please wait" forever.


When you say "forever" how long did you actually wait?


If you let it sit overnight with no results I'd say it's time for a
fresh install

This is due to the system configuration having changed enough that the
Window's installation disk no-longer recognises the machine as the
original - if you replace the hardware you have installed / upgraded, back
to the original, then XP install should complete without it asking for you
to register it (that is, if the installation disk you are using is the OEM¹
version that came as a back-up to the same machine it came with).

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


¹OEM=Original Equipment Manufacturer

"Colin B." wrote in message
...
'Morning everyone. Had some problems with my a hardware upgrade of my SP3
machine, and now that the hardware is fixed, it won't boot. Here's the
current status:

1) If I try to boot normally, I get to the login screen. If I try to log
in
as any of the users on the machine, it tells me that I must activate
Windows
to proceed. When I click OK, it loads my background image and then just
sits
there.

2) If I try to boot into safe mode, I get a BSOD and it reboots.

3) If I try to do a "repair install" from my original install media
(either
SP2 or SP3), it goes all the way through, then reboots to a black screen
with the Windows logo on it and says "please wait" forever.

At this point, I've about given up on trying to make it work, but is
there
anything else I can do before reinstalling on a spare disk and starting
from scratch?

Thanks,
Colin

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philo wrote:
On 12/28/2011 12:49 AM, Colin B. wrote:
'Morning everyone. Had some problems with my a hardware upgrade of my SP3
machine, and now that the hardware is fixed, it won't boot. Here's the
current status:

1) If I try to boot normally, I get to the login screen. If I try to log in
as any of the users on the machine, it tells me that I must activate Windows
to proceed. When I click OK, it loads my background image and then just sits
there.

2) If I try to boot into safe mode, I get a BSOD and it reboots.

3) If I try to do a "repair install" from my original install media (either
SP2 or SP3), it goes all the way through, then reboots to a black screen
with the Windows logo on it and says "please wait" forever.


When you say "forever" how long did you actually wait?

At least a full day. I saw that before going to bed, and it was still
there by the time I got back to it the next evening, after supper.

If you let it sit overnight with no results I'd say it's time for a
fresh install

Yeah, that's about what I'm thinking. It's frustrating that I can't fix it
though. The apps and data are all still there, there must be some way of
rebuilding the information necessary to make it boot again, but I don't see
how.

Thanks,
Colin

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Just a thought - if you use the [F8] key to boot to the [pre-Windows]
Start-Up Menu, choose Last Known Good, or....

Boot into Safe-Mode (using the same menu as above), and perform a System
Restore.

Any hardware you replaced and / or upgraded, will no longer perform
correctly, but the system should, at least, boot.

Then you will be in a better position to save (export) your system
settings.

Also, you may want to browse this : -
http://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/07/...-virtualizing/

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Colin B." wrote in message
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philo wrote:
On 12/28/2011 12:49 AM, Colin B. wrote:
'Morning everyone. Had some problems with my a hardware upgrade of my
SP3
machine, and now that the hardware is fixed, it won't boot. Here's the
current status:

1) If I try to boot normally, I get to the login screen. If I try to
log in
as any of the users on the machine, it tells me that I must activate
Windows
to proceed. When I click OK, it loads my background image and then just
sits
there.

2) If I try to boot into safe mode, I get a BSOD and it reboots.

3) If I try to do a "repair install" from my original install media
(either
SP2 or SP3), it goes all the way through, then reboots to a black
screen
with the Windows logo on it and says "please wait" forever.


When you say "forever" how long did you actually wait?

At least a full day. I saw that before going to bed, and it was still
there by the time I got back to it the next evening, after supper.

If you let it sit overnight with no results I'd say it's time for a
fresh install

Yeah, that's about what I'm thinking. It's frustrating that I can't fix
it
though. The apps and data are all still there, there must be some way of
rebuilding the information necessary to make it boot again, but I don't
see
how.

Thanks,
Colin

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For the sake of posterity and those who may come looking in the future,
I wanted to post this.

As you may recall, my XP install got messed up after a (failed) hardware
upgrade. When I booted normally, it kept trying to activate itself, and
just sat indefinitely.

Tim Meddick wrote:

(...)

Also, you may want to browse this : -
http://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/07/...-virtualizing/

This was the answer!

${WINDOWS}/system32/wpa.dbl was corrupt, and for some reason wasn't getting
fixed by online activation. I copied it (and wpa.bak as well) to a safe
place, and then copied wpa.bak onto wpa.dbl, all via a Linux boot disk.
Rebooted, and it went off to properly activate.

That's it. Copy wpa.bak to wpa.dbl, and you're off to the races. Stupid
MS paranoia.

Colin

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Colin B. wrote on 12/28/2011 01:49 ET :
'Morning everyone. Had some problems with my a hardware upgrade of my SP3
machine, and now that the hardware is fixed, it won't boot. Here's the
current status:

1) If I try to boot normally, I get to the login screen. If I try to log in
as any of the users on the machine, it tells me that I must activate Windows
to proceed. When I click OK, it loads my background image and then just sits
there.

2) If I try to boot into safe mode, I get a BSOD and it reboots.

3) If I try to do a "repair install" from my original install media
(either
SP2 or SP3), it goes all the way through, then reboots to a black screen
with the Windows logo on it and says "please wait" forever.

At this point, I've about given up on trying to make it work, but is there
anything else I can do before reinstalling on a spare disk and starting
from scratch?

Thanks,
Colin

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Hi,
1) Hi it might requiring you to validate window xp, because when you update
your
window
it checked its validity and if it found not real key so it was deleted.
2) BSOD occurs when there is a hardware problem, mostly hardware problem
occurs
when your RAM or HDD any one of them not responding or need to plug it
tightly.
If you observe
your hard drive noising or stuck during work then try to format your HDD and
then install
the window it will resolve your problem. For more help
techyv.com/questions/what-blue-screen-death-bsod.

If problem still exist then let us know or resolved then share your
experience.